Word: ever
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Last week marked the anniversary of the Honor System at Princeton. The scheme was instituted there 25 years ago whereby the students were placed on their honor during examinations, and it has been adhered to ever since. President Hibben of the university has written a report on the success of the system. An extract follows...
...must be said, however, that there is at least an element of the miraculous in the University's escape forth more serious loss of the precious documents and historical papers which had been stored in the building. According to all casual opinion it must seem an inexcusable negligence which ever hazarded these records to the keeping of so old a building, quite without any system of fireproofing. At least they might have been kept in protected vaults. Boston Transcript...
Heroes have been honored in many ways and on many occasions ever since wars first began. He whose death was valiant even more than he whose life was marked by bold deeds has furnished inspiration for future generations. Some are remembered through memorials of marble, other thought the literature of fellow-men. In every instance, however, the world tries to honor in the most imperishable form it can devise, those qualities of manhood which outlast any memorial. Never can we perpetuate in a truly permanent and fitting way the valor of courageous self-sacrifice, but we aim forever to make...
...scholarship in English has been chosen as the most appropriate honor. This is fitting indeed, for not only will Meeker's memory be preserved, but it will be preserved ever fresh. So long as instruction in English is part of the University's curriculum, students will be inspired by the example of a former undergraduate. At the same time, this scholarship is to be a reward for excellence. As an encouragement for students to attain perfection, or, at least, to do their utmost, the memorial will be of value to humanity. That the memory of a life spent in seeking...
...business as usual" has been much criticized, but as the present ideal of the graduate school it deserves praise. To this body, however, the phrase means as not heedlessness to the patriotic demands made on every citizen, but rather increased service to the Government by learning now more than ever the principles of business. As the purpose of the training is always practical, the value therefore is as great in war as in peace. No matter how the country is situated, transactions must always take place, even though on a reduced scale. People must buy and sell whether...